Men don't talk. Not really. Not about the things that are actually taking them down. The New West Mensdate Brunch is built around the idea that a good meal, the right room, and someone willing to go first can change that.
This is a brunch of real conversation, sharp presentations, and a breathwork session that will surprise you. You'll leave with something you didn't walk in with.
Seats are limited. The men who need this most are the least likely to sign up first. Don't wait.
This isn't just a room where men listen. If you're carrying something right now......something heavy you haven't said out loud to anyone......there will be people in this room who can sit with you, right there, in real time. No appointment. No intake form. Just a human being who gets it.
You'll laugh. Probably more than you expect. You'll learn things you wish someone had told you years ago. And you'll walk out lighter than you walked in. All of it. One brunch.
One brunch with the people who know what most men are carrying and actually know what to do about it. You won't just hear them talk. You'll leave different. At the very least, you'll leave thinking about things you've never had the right words for......with tools you can use before the week is out.
Three decades helping men survive the wreckage of relationship loss and find their footing again. Lee has worked with thousands of men who thought they were past the point of recovery. He was wrong about all of them.
A guided breathwork session designed specifically for this room. You don't need to know anything about breathwork. You just need to show up and breathe. What happens next tends to take people by surprise.
Jhöl is your host for the day. He'll be with you from the first cup of coffee to the last conversation......sharing stories from his own life, the lessons that came out of the hard ones, and the reason this work exists. Up close. Personal. In a way any man in that room can find himself in.
We're still confirming voices for this room. What we can tell you is this: every person at that table will have something real to say to the men in it. Stay tuned.
788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC. Right on the Fraser River. It's a room that sets the tone before anyone says a word.
A great little spot in the heart of New Westminster. Walking distance from the SkyTrain and plenty of local pay parking right near the venue.
Sunday, August 30 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC
3-minute walk from New Westminster Station on the Expo and Millennium Lines.
Pay parking at Pier West (750 Quayside), River Market (1000 Quayside), and Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St).
Q to Q Ferry runs from Queensborough with a stop near the centre.
Right on the New Westminster Boardwalk, steps from the River Market.
Know a man who needs this more than he'll admit? Buy him a seat. Sometimes the best thing we can do for the man we love is put the door in front of him and trust him to walk through it.
Buy Him a Seat......$25Bring someone. A friend. A brother. A dad. A son. The one who says he's fine. A seat at this table might be the thing that changes everything.
Grab Two Seats......$25 EachOne brunch. One room full of men who showed up. Seats are limited and this one will fill.
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The Mensdate Project exists to reduce the global rate of loss by suicide......one brunch at a time. New West is the first city. This is the first room. The first table. The model is built to travel......one city, one room, one community of men at a time......and it starts here, in the city Jhöl calls home.
When you show up to this brunch, you're not just buying a ticket. You're part of the proof of concept. The men who fill this room are the reason the next city gets one too.
The food is coming from Angelina's......the place where Jhöl and his best friend Jason shared more brunches than either of them could count for over a decade. It felt right that the first one starts there.
Monthly. Right here in New West. Come once and see what happens to a room full of men when the armour comes off. Then find out how to stay at the table......and help set it for the next man who needs it. This is the New West chapter......the founding room of what's coming next.
This event exists because of one branch that decided it was worth funding. Karn Gaind and the Vancity New Westminster team were the first grant to respond, the first to say yes, and the reason this brunch is actually happening.
Their $500 community grant turned a plan into a date on a calendar. We don't take that lightly.
We're still building the sponsor roster for this event. If your business believes in what Karn and his team believed in, we want to hear from you. Reach out at hello@themensdateproject.org and let's talk.
Find the Branch
511 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC